When working on a stopped line or machine in the dairy, the supervisor usually hovered around but left us to it, then a supervisor from another department would turn up, and the pressure would double. I would sometimes walk to the stores, lean on the counter and have a think, by the time I was back I would have a plan of action in my head.When I was at JLR they sent us on a "logical aporoach to fault finding" course, there were about a dozen on the course with 3 of us from JLR, like most courses you start with going round the group introducing yourself and where you work, when the guy taking the course heard we were from JLR he said "you will learn something from the course, but probably won't be able to apply it" because he knew how our management worked
Solving issues was production bonuses led with supervision telling us to "do this or do that" instead of letting us get on with our job.
There should be a course called "Peer pressure approach to fault finding"
Plus points were we got nice lunches and were away by 2pm
- Thread starter Cato
- Start date
Cato
Member
- Messages
- 2,217
- Location
- Birmingham, UK
It's probably easier to deal with these days. Just point out that someone standing over you while you work affects your mental health.
Ahh, a renaissance man!
- Messages
- 23,519
- Location
- Birmingham
We were well into a breakdown due to a PLC problem in the 80's when a suit turns up and starts getting in the way, one of the sparkies told him to eff off as he was hindering the job, which he did. We got the machine away then our foreman said "did you know that was the site maintenance manager you told to eff off"It's probably easier to deal with these days. Just point out that someone standing over you while you work affects your mental health.
the manager came over and said he didn't mind as he knew tempers could get frayed due to the pressure.
addjunkie
Member
- Messages
- 14,028
- Location
- Northumberland. Reet oot in the sticks
If he rocked up now he would probably want to do a safety audit or sone such thing, just to tick a few boxes and be seen to be involved.We were well into a breakdown due to a PLC problem in the 80's when a suit turns up and starts getting in the way, one of the sparkies told him to eff off as he was hindering the job, which he did. We got the machine away then our foreman said "did you know that was the site maintenance manager you told to eff off"
